Overcome darkness by light

Opening the newspaper daily in the morning, with horrific articles of cry, pain, and death, causes our heart to sink. Recently due to short circuit from AC duct, a building was on fire. Mourning the loss of death, of about 16 teenage students, who were attending coaching class were charred to death with the injured ones causes grief in many of our lives. The news of murder ,of  accidents, rape, terrorist attacks, earthquakes, landslides are very common nowadays. Darkness keeps prevailing in the news papers. Sometimes, I wonder why there is so much  darkness all around happening. These darkness and grieving situations, and cruelty comes from the evil one. It rather becomes difficult to answer all the questions, when we think of the situations as to why it happened. When I, read and hear all the things going around in the world, I have heartache and grief. Whenever we experience this darkness in the world, the command of Christ to let the light inside us to shine before men, comes in front. In whatever manner we can, we should relieve the suffering of others, and shun away the darkness and overcome it. We, cannot stop the natural calamities, but the darkness which is in the life of people around us, can be removed by giving hope, and encouragement to others. The verse " I have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness". John 12:46. This verse relieves my grief and sadness.  Jesus, has the power to take out those who are in darkness. He, is able to overcome it as He is the light of the world that shines. He, came to be a light in our lives.

We are the light of the world. As said in Matt 5:14 A city that is build on a hill cannot be hidden. We, have to be like that city which will shine as light on this dark world of hatred, greed, selfishness, anger, jealousy, lying, killing which are the acts of evil one. There are people who, prefer to spend their life in darkness so, they continue to live a life with prince of darkness. Our main goal, is to pray for the people around, to live a life with peace, love and joy.

Pray to be close to God, and have an intimate relationship with Him. Pray, for the eradication of the power of darkness. We have to believe that a loving God, is their to take away all our darkness, and troubles. We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome someday....